CONTRACT TO PERFORM A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY ON THE USE OF SUPERHEATED DROP DETECTORS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF LET SPECTRA IN SPACE ENVIRONMENTS

Due to the success of previous work with DREO, an interest was expressed to adapt the technology for applications in space. The aim was to develop a LET (linear-energy-transfer) spectrometer, suitable for measurement of space radiation, in order to quantify the effect of cosmic rays on electronic components. The development complements on-going work (being done by McMaster University) on studying the effect of particles of different LET on electronic components.